Ritabrata Banerjee hits out at Mamata-led TMC name NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Friday allotted new names and symbols to the rival Trinamool Congress factions led by former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy, a day after directing both groups to stop using the party name “All India Trinamool…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Friday allotted Mamata-led faction “Mamata All India Trinamool Congress” as name and “football player” as party symbol.Meanwhile, the rival group led by Arup roy is allotted the name “Democratic Trinamool Congress” and the symbol of “envelope.”This comes a day after the poll panel, in its interim order, ruled that neither…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to examine the institutionalisation of the entire NEET process after it was informed that a panel led by Nandan Nilekani – set up to suggest structural reforms in India’s examination system – is likely to submit its first interim report by the end of this…
US rejects China’s “nature reserve” plan at Scarborough Reef, backs Philippines A China Coast Guard vessel collided with a Philippine government ship carrying out a fuel assistance mission for fishermen in the disputed South China Sea on Friday, damaging parts of the Philippine vessel, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.The incident took place about 54…
CBSE had decided to enforce the three-language policy for all classes from Class VI to X NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday rapped CBSE for being stubborn in its decision to enforce the three-language policy from this year for Class VI students and forced it to reconsider the decision with a clear mandate, camouflaged as…
PM Modi inaugurates SEMICON India 2026 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi NEW DELHI: The AI boom is creating demand for new and reliable chip manufacturing hubs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday, pitching India as a destination building the ecosystem that the global semiconductor industry needs.Inaugurating Semicon India 2026, the PM said AI was changing…
“Process being carried out in accordance with prescribed rules”: Uttarakhand Govt on proposed procurement of 1320 MW of thermal power UTTARAKHAND: Uttarakhand Principal Secretary (Energy) R Meenakshi Sundaram on Thursday issued a clarification on questions raised by some political parties over the proposed procurement of 1,320 MW of thermal power, saying the process is being…
NEW DELHI: Former Union minister and BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu’s convoy was attacked on Friday while he was on his way to Pathankot to attend a party event.According to Bittu’s office, his security team has reportedly apprehended three individuals allegedly linked to the AAP.“If anything happens to Ravneet Singh Bittu, the chief minister of…
VanDyke argued NIA has not invoked UAPA in the chargesheet filed NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Thursday asked NIA to file by Friday its response on a bail plea moved by US national Matthew Aaron VanDyke in a terror conspiracy case over his alleged links to ethnic armed groups in India.VanDyke argued NIA has not…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Election Commission for barring TMC from using party name and symbol in the upcoming assembly bypolls in West Bengal, accusing the poll panel and Bharatiya Janata Party of joining forces to split a party.In a social media post on X, Rahul pointed…
